Baby stats
13 months!! Seriously can't believe it.
Sleep: sleeping 730-8pm until 7-8am and one long nap 12-2/3
Feed: 2-3 nursing (morning, after nap and bedtime) and 3 full meals with snacks
Daily Routine: it has been so nice outside that usually after breakfast we will walk to the park/walk the neighbourhood or go to the beach before nap. He loves it. Even just walking around the yard is exciting for him. I think with the fresh air and exercise he sleeps better.
Weight: 21lb 7oz
Length: 31.5lb
Head: 18in
Diaper size: size 4
Clothing size: 12-18m gap clothes 12m Carter's etc outfits and 12-18m sleepers.
Shoe size: finally got him sized and he's a 4.5 and one foot just shy of 5. So officially in size 5 with those chubby feet ;)
Challenges: he gets into everything. Whatever you are doing he wants to be part of. We really need child locks on all the cupboards but just section him off into his play yard area. We moved the gate to the top of the stairs finally and he shakes it like a mad man. Lol he sees us open it and tries to grab the latch but thank goodness isn't tall enough yet. I still worry he will somehow get it open so watch him very closely.
Nicknames: baby D (trying to stop since he's no longer a baby ;), stinkeroo, beeb, silly man/cute man
Funniest moment: threw my keys in the toilet. Thank goodness by faab still works!!
Milestones:
It is amazing how much they can change in a month. He walks most of the time now. He is slow on uneven surfaces (park, sand, grass) but is getting better each day. He love love LOVES other kids.. Especially older ones. It is too cute. He wants to play with them and will watch them at the park and want to be near them. Haha he even will try to talk to them.
He is also a crazy climber ... Climbs in ottoman and sofa and has learned how to slide back down (stinkeroo) ...we are hoping he won't figure out how to climb out of his crib any time soon.
He is learning how to play hockey w his little hockey stick and dunk on his basketball hoop.
He seems to understand us more and more. He loves when I sing nursery rhymes.. Especially itsy bitsy spider (probably because I tickle him lol) and wheels on the bus. can't wait until he can talk to us :) he will hand you a book and want you to read it (favs right now are oink moo meow, sniff elephant book and Dr Seuss) or a toy if he wants you to play. He also uses cellphones as phones and talks (ring a ling thanks for calling).
Foods:
Routine of food is cereal and yogurt, eggs and toast or pancakes/waffles for breakfast w fruit
Lunch is usually toast yogurt and fruit or cheese quesadilla and fruit
Dinner is usually what we are having. Meat, a few veggies and a carb.
He still fights me with veggies sometimes.. His go to is carrots, avocado, potatoes and recently frozen peas. He will do mushrooms, broc and cauliflower sometimes. He likes the costco sweet potato fries so we will be doing that more often. I need to try hiding in shakes again. He loves his fruit though so he gets an array of that every day... Grapes, strawberries, raspberries, pears, watermelon
Firsts:
First steps (May 1)
May 6 top right beside front teeth
May 8 top left beside front teeth
May 20 bottom right (8 teeth now!!!)
Events in the past month:
It has definitely been different working again but I'm liking how it breaks up the week and it makes time go by so fast. I find I appreciate the time I have with Dax even more and do a lot more. I think it helps that it has been such nice weather. We go to the park almost every day. It has also been great for Neil as he has had to do a lot more with Dax and I see them having a closer relationship. He has always loved his dad but they now have more of their own thing going on :) I definitely looking forward to Neil being off this summer!!
I messed up my back again and was in pretty rough shape for about a week. Thank goodness my mom helped out as I could barely pick up Dax :( I need to get back to working out!!
Mother's Day the boys sent me to the spa which was so relaxing! Had such a great day :) the boys went on the boat over to dingy dock. Sounds like they had a great time!
Lots of park and beach days. Dax loves exploring and it poops him out for his nap!
Neil went down to Seattle for a friends stag and of course I had to work all that weekend (boo!). Luckily mom dad and sis hung out with Dax. Of course he got a flu that weekend too (puked right before Neil left).. And we all seemed to pick it up the next week. Blah!
He likes trying new foods
Helping dad wrap his hockey stick
